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Wyoming, Michigan, United States

Overseeing the daily production operations for a Powder Coating facility. Maintaining a safe and effective production area and work force. Ensuring a high-quality coating was created by specifications for each customer and delivered on time. Managing the accuracy of counts and receiving the product correctly into the inventory system so it can be track as it flows through the Paint Areas. Three paint systems in the facility. First line is a Gema Quick Change booth with a 5 stage washer system. Second line is a small gun station with a 3 stage washer system. Third area is a offline Batch Area for over sized parts. All systems had to be maintained according to specifications and OSHA compliance. Managed training so each employee performed steps according to work instructions to ensure customer satisfaction. Overseen Shipping and Customer Service Departments if necessary conducted corrective action using Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma techniques.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Managing the daily Customer Order Fulfillment Schedules by overseeing Blow/ Injection Molding Production Areas. Ensuring a Safe Environment, High Quality Products for automotive interior systems, air induction systems, and fluid management containers as a few of our products produced for our customers on time and cost efficient. Daily time card management, cost improvement ideas and on time project completions interacting with Continuous Improvement Teams. Maintaining a high level 5S Program with operators and support groups. Managing Material Utilization and Machine Upkeep with technicians assigned to my area. Ensuring manpower is properly maintained and Standardized Work is followed daily.

Grand Rapids, Mi

Overseeing everyday operations of Powder Painting, Metal Fabrication, Stacking Chair Fabrication/Build Lines, Vacuum Plastics Molding, and Bus Seating Build Line environments. 7 direct report Team Leaders as direct reports. Created a Quality Inspection Procedure resulting in a reduction in Quality Rejects from 20 per week to only 3 or less. Developed an inventory control process for the Paint Storage area. Responsible for the safety, quality, daily production efficiency, customer order fulfillment, training, report writing daily results, pay role tracking, team building, cost improvement ideas, company policy enforcement and conflict resolution for my employees in a Union environment.

Holland, Michigan

Johnson Controls Inc., Holland, Michigan 2011 – 2015Production SupervisorOverseeing an automotive robotic welding production environment with over 100 employees including warehousing, material handlers, maintenance personnel, weld technicians and operators on 3rd Shift. Lean Manufacturing facility with improvements gained since I started 4 years. Responsible for the safety, quality, nightly production, customer order fulfillment, training, report writing daily results, pay role tracking, team building, cost improvement ideas, company policy enforcement and conflict resolution for my employees. • Rework reduced 30%• Productivity increased by 20%• Scrap reduced by 15%• Safety incidents reduced • Quality defects reduced by 15%

Manage all aspects of a Continous Improvement Team, including responsible for preparing and analyzing layouts, preparing Value Stream Maps, relentless pursuit of waste elimination, assembly line design and flow, quoting equipment and establishing time lines on Ghant charts. Cost justify return on investment for all projects and report out to corporate monthly projects with cost savings. Responsible for providing day-to-day tactical and strategic guidance to managers in addition to performing team member duties when needed. Interfaces directly with the other functional groups to ensure that goals and objectives are met with set company metrics. Schedule and maintain 5S Audits and PPS Board reviews. Coordinate continuous improvement and productivity improvement activities. Provides strategic direction regarding cost saving projects and metrics. Technical writing as necessary for creation of reports, specifications, summarizations, corrective action reports and other technical documentation. Vendor interaction, direction, coordination and evaluation.

Lead team members in a union environment producing organic pigment compounds. Sun Chemical is the worlds largest producer of ink and pigment. Helped create a better relationship between management and workers through Teaming Methodologies. Taught Lean Manufacturing techniques to my team members as we completed improvement projects along the way. Certified as a Emergency Response Team Leader and managed 20 plus employees on my shift.

Distribution Supervisor of Export shipping, quick ship warehouse program and domestic shipping areas. Manufacturing supervisor of Finishing Operations coordinating 5 paint lines: Powder paint and solvent based paint. Over 75 team members at peak times.